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take luck

like 'good luck' crossed with 'take care'
A friend is leaving, and you can't make up your mind between saying take care and good luck, so you say "take luck!"
by Andy June 10, 2003
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Drakkar

Singular of Drakkarim. A human or humanoid warrior in the service of the Darklords, in the Lone Wolf series.
The Drakkar leapt from the saddle as the kraan swooped over the building.
by Andy May 10, 2004
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regs

Any abbreviation pertaining to "regular." Originally related to weed quality.
Can you hook a bro up with some of the regs?
by Andy January 23, 2004
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Help Desk

A group of people in a department that have to deal with all the IT problems within an company or organzation. These problems are dealing with dumb asses users 99% of the time.
The helpdesk is the first and last people you deal with from the IT department.
Humm... It says press any key, I don't see the ANY key.
I think we need to call the helpdesk. Then the helpdesk employee shoots himself.
by Andy September 2, 2004
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Vassagonia

Huge desert empire located in northern Magnamund, taking up most of the eastern coastal area between Sommerlund/Durenor and Dessi. Ruled by a sultan/king known as the Zakhan, the empire is held in a state of constant fear by his dreaded security forces, the Sharnazim. It has one of the most powerful armies in Magnamund, and sometimes fights alongside the Darklords, who enter into secret pacts with the Zakhan or use magic to influence him.

Featured in a number of Lone Wolf books, it is the main setting for Lone Wolf 5: Shadow on the Sand, and for two of the Legends of Lone Wolf books (numbers 7 and 8). In Shadow on the Sand, Lone Wolf is sent as an ambassador to the realm, but treachery is afoot and he is attacked on arrival. Forced to escape the dungeons of the zakhan, Lone Wolf eventually discovers that the Book of the Magnakai - a Kai treasure containing the secrets of the higher Kai disciplines - is hidden in Vassagonia. After finding the book, he must battle the new Darklord leader, Haakon, to claim it.

Other aspects of the story include the winged Itikar, giant birds used by the Vassagonian army, and the complex sewer system beneath Barrakeesh.

The somewhat one-sided portrayal of Vassagonia given in this book is offset in the Legends novels, when good Vassagonian characters are incorporated into the story, and the zakhan is overthrown (though not, presumably, for good, since he appears in Lone Wolf book 9 which is set later).

In Lone Wolf Book 9, the forces of Vassagonia, which are also attacking Cloeasia, Casiorn and other territories, converge with the Darklord forces in besieging the city of Tahou in the realm of Anari. Lone Wolf must defeat the Zakhan Kimah in one-to-one combat at the end of the book.

The capital of Vassagonia is Barrakeesh. Other notable features include the Dry Main, a virtually impassable desert inhabited by nomad traders.

The culture and imagery of the Vassagonian Empire seems to be based loosely on the Arab world in the Middle Ages, although the centralised sultanate is more reminiscent of empires from a later period.
Lone Wolf's arrival in Vassagonia was marred when he was attacked on arrival by the Sharnazim.

The army of Vassagonia is feared across Magnamund because of its Sharnazim shock-troops and the airborne Itikar riders.
by Andy April 22, 2004
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Otokh

Monster. A gigantic bloated white spider which spits strands of paralysing thread and has a high Combat Skill; a powerful opponent.

Appears in Lone Wolf 21: Voyage of the Moonstone, carried on board a pirate ship.
Not only is it impossible to avoid combat with the creature, you need to use Kai skills or magic to make sure it doesn't hit you with its threads before you get into close combat range.
by Andy May 2, 2004
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mote troll

by Andy May 13, 2005
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